Tracy Fenney (USA) and MTM Apple, owned by MTM Farm, could not be caught in the $75,000 Hampton Green Farm Grand Prix on Saturday, January 22, at World Equestrian Center – Ocala during the Winter Spectacular III show in Ocala, FL. Thirty-six horse-and-rider combinations contested the technical course designed by Anderson Lima (BRA) and 12 of those riders continued on to the jump-off. Fenney and the 11-year-old Dutch Warmblood mare delivered a second fault-free round with a quick time of 48.021 seconds to earn the blue ribbon.
“I watched Rowan Willis go on [Wellington Grey Goose], and he was incredibly fast,” said Fenney of watching her competitors in the jump-off. “I knew if he left all the jumps up, he would be impossible to beat. Luckily for me, he had the last one down. I also knew Aaron [Vale] was right behind me and he’s won so many Grands Prix, I knew I was going to have to go pretty darn fast. I did what I had to do, and Apple kicked into high gear.”
Peter Petschenig (AUT) and Brooke Peterson’s Ennebel Van Get Posthuijs were not far behind Fenney and earned second place with a time of 49.189 seconds. Tom Foley (IRL) piloted his own Idalgo to a third-place finish after stopping the clock at 50.384 seconds.